HomeGoods can be a great place to buy a stool or a small side table, but I wouldn’t buy larger furniture pieces here.
For example, many of the sofas and big chairs I’ve seen in the store look amazing from afar, but the quality hasn’t impressed me much.
Plus, at HomeGoods, you typically buy floor models. Your couch could be on the sales floor for weeks, with hundreds of strangers sitting on it or carts bumping into it at every turn.
There may be some hidden gems at a reasonable price, but when it comes to large pieces that will get lots of use, I’m not willing to gamble on quality. I’d rather shop at dedicated furniture stores, like a CB2 or West Elm, or seek out made-to-order options.
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